WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Air Plan Disapproval; Ohio; E-Check Attestation Provisions.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 11 by Cheryl Newton, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to disapprove a revision to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on July 9, 2025, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The revision, which Ohio EPA submitted pursuant to Ohio Amended Substitute House Bill 54 ("E-Check Ease Act"), includes provisions that would create an alternative to state-run mandatory on-board diagnostic (OBD) inspections with a self-attestation program...